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Application. filed Nov. 30, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

JOHN MAURO, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMAS F.OGRADY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 677,745, dated July 2,1901.

Application filed November 30, 1900. Serial No. 38,240. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MAURO, a subject of the King of Italy, residingin Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New J ersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad-to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

This invention relates to toys; and it consists in the certain peculiararrangement of a sliding member on cords or other similar flexibledevices hereinafter described and claimed, whereby a mechanicalcombination is produced that when manipulated to move the sliding memberon the cords will present what appears to be a physical phenomenon inthe sudden changing in the color of each cord.

My invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereincorresponding letters of reference indicate like parts, and whereinFigure 1 is a view of one form of myinvention. Fig. 2 is an inside Viewof a section of one of the parts thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view ofanother part thereof. Fig. 4 is a view of a modified form of theinvention, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of that form of my inventionshown in Fig. 4. v

In said drawings, ct andb designate two cords which are colored each topresent an appearance contrasting as much as possible to that of theother.

c designates a sliding block arranged on said cords, as hereinafterdescribed, and (1 denotes other blocks, which act to secure the ends ofthe said cords.

The block 0 may be of any suitable shape, though preferably elongated.It may be ornamented as desired. It is provided with a longitudinalcavity 2, with which communi= cates, near each end of the block, a pairof alined orifices f. Through these orifices the cords extend. Each cordpasses first through the orifice at one end of the block, then longitudinally of the block through the cavity therein, and then throughthe orifice on the opposite side of the block, at the other end thereof.In other words, the cords are so extended through the blockas tocrosseach other therein.

Each block (I is preferably longitudinally divided, thus forming twosections,which may be secured together, as by glue or other adhesive gor in any other desired manner. One of these sections is penetrated nearits ends by the cords a b, the ends of which are knot ted, as at h, theknots resting in recesses 7 formed by cutting out the adjacent faces ofthe sections of the block opposite the openings through which the cordsextend. These blocks may likewise be formed and ornamented as desired.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 two sets ofcords are provided, each set being colored in contrast to the other set.The several blocks differ from those already described in that thesliding block j is formed in two sections, which are secured together byrivets 7c, and by cutting out the adjacent faces of which the cavity eis formed, and in that the end blocksj are each simply formed in onepiece having orifices Z, through which the cords extend, to be thereupontied together at their ends, the knot resting in a recess m. Themodified form of the sliding block here shown is preferable, sincecomprising as it does separable sections the initial arrangement of thecords is facilitated.

In operating the device the operator grasps one of the blocks in onehand and the other in the other, holding one block higher than the otherblock, so that the block 0 will be free to move by gravity down thecords a b. For this purpose it should be remarked that the block 0should either be constructed of metal or be weighted, so that it willmove with facility on the cords. The result of the movement of the block0 on the cords will be the apparent changing of the color of the cordsas the blockmoves along, for to the observer it would appear that eachcord-extends direct through the corresponding end of the blocks (1. Inorder to increase the deception, one or both of the blocks 61 may beprovided with a slot n, in which is arranged a reed 0 Ido munieatingwith said cavity, said cords being arranged to crosseach other withinsaid movable device extending through said orifices, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I r 5 have hereunto set my handthis 26th day of November, 1900.

JOHN MAURO.

Witnesses: I

JOHN W. STEWARD, ROBERT J. POLLITT.

